Kriivari ja neito
by Jaakko Mäntyjärvi
The Scrivener and the Maiden, The Scrivener and the Maiden
Description
The text is a Finnish traditional broadside ballad. Its story follows a familiar pattern: girl meets boy, boy seduces girl, girl gets pregnant. What is curious (though by no means unusual in the genre) is that the text is very graphic, though without containing any ‘dirty words’. Accordingly, the score contains an indication for performers to produce appropriate sound effects at the relevant point in the story. While these can be omitted, it is not really possible to bowdlerize the text without destroying half of the piece in the process, and for this reason the piece is restricted to women’s choirs — it should not be performed by children’s choirs. It is rated 'R', in other words.
Musically, the piece is very much like a folk-song setting, although the melody here is my own and not traditional.
© Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, 2002
Teksti on suomalainen balladi. Sen tarina on tuttu: tyttö tapaa pojan, poika viettelee tytön, tyttö tulee raskaaksi. Mielenkiintoista (joskaan ei mitenkään tavatonta tässä tyylilajissa) on, että teksti on hyvin suorasukainen, vaikka siinä ei olekaan yhtään ’rumaa sanaa’. Nuotissa onkin esittäjille kehotus tuottaa asiaankuuluvia ääniefektejä tarinan mukaisesti. Nämä voi toki jättää poiskin, mutta tekstin siistiminen ei oikein onnistu tuhoamatta suurta osaa koko kappaleesta, ja näin ollen teos on rajoitettu naiskuoroille — lapsikuorojen ei tulisi sitä esittää. Teos on siis luokitukseltaan K-16.
Musiikillisesti teos on oleellisesti kansanlaulusovituksen kaltainen, joskin sävelmä on oma tekemä eikä kansanlaulu.
© Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, 2002
Instrumentation chf
Instrument codes
Abbreviation | Instrument |
Woodwind | |
acl | alto clarinet |
afl | alto flute |
arec | alto recorder |
asax | alto saxophone |
barsax | baritone saxophone |
barhn | baritone horn |
bcl | bass clarinet |
bfl | bass flute |
bob | bass oboe |
bsax | bass saxophone |
bsn | bassoon |
cbsn | contrabassoon |
cl | clarinet |
ehn | English horn |
fl | flute |
hn | French horn |
ob | oboe |
pic | piccolo |
rec | recorder |
sax | saxophone |
srec | soprano recorder |
ssax | soprano saxophone |
trec | tenor recorder |
tsax | tenor saxophone |
Brass | |
ahn | alto horn |
atrb | altotrombone |
barhn | baritone horn |
btrb | bass trombone |
cornet | cornet |
euph | euphonium |
fhn | flugelhorn |
hn | French horn |
tba | tuuba |
thn | tenor horn |
trb | trombone |
trp | trumpet |
Percussion | |
dr | drums |
glock | glockenspiel |
mar | marimba |
perc | percussion |
timp | timpani |
vibr | vibraphone |
xyl | xylophone |
Strings | |
db | double bass |
gamba | viola da gamba |
str | strings |
vla | viola |
vlc | cello |
vln | violin |
Other | |
acc | accordion |
cel | celesta |
cemb | harpsichord |
chords | chords |
elbas | electric bass |
elg | electric guitar |
elorg | electric organ |
elpno | electric piano |
guit | guitar |
harm | harmonium |
hca | harmonica |
hp | harp |
instr | instrument |
kantele | kantele |
keyb | keyboard |
live electr | live electronics |
mand | mandolin |
mel | melody |
org | organ |
pno | piano |
synth | synthesizer |
tape | tape |
Vocal | |
alto | alto |
baryt | baritone |
basso | bass voice |
ch | choir |
chc | childrens choir |
chf | female choir |
chm | male choir |
chx | mixed choir |
cten | countertenor |
mezzo | mezzo-soprano |
sopr | soprano |
speaker | speaker |
ten | tenor |
voc | vocal |
Coding for instrument ensembles and orchestras
Symphony orchestra | |
2222 4331 11 1, str = 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 French horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, one other percussionist, harp and strings |
Wind band | |
2252 3 423 21212 3 = 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 5 clarinets, 2 bassoons - 3 saxophones - 4 French horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones - 2 cornets, alto horn, 2 tenor horns, baritone horn, 2 tubas - 3 percussionists |
Big band | |
221 4 4, pno, guit, db, dr = 2 alto saxophones, 2 tenor saxophones, baritone saxophone, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, piano, guitar, double bass, drums |
Additional codes | |
+ | fl+pic = flutist doubles on piccolo |
/ | pno/org = can be played on either piano or organ |
lib | ad libitum |
obl | obligato |
str | str: 65432 = specified number of string players |
str min | str min: 65432 = at least 65432 |
str max | str max: 65432 = not more than 65432 |
solo | vln solo = violin is the solo instrument in a work not obviously for solo violin |
Category Vocal and Choral Works
Language Fi
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